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i lived in syria. when there is a lot of discussion about things breaking down into sectarianism, i don't see any mention of the fact that syria has probably the largest christian population in the middle east. something like 20 to 30%. i am curious why this is not discussed it if you would comment and how you see that playing out. thank you. >> i don't think we are hearing a lot because that is not the overarching problem in syria. the half-brother, who is with the libyan rebels, they are trying to help the turks get out. so getting out of the country would go a long way to ease getting some of the resources are spilling over from other countries and focusing on their own issues. >> christians are absolutely terrified in syria. that is the bottom line. they saw what happened in iraq for the christian community was largely wiped out out of the fall of saddam and along with most of the other religious communities they see an opposition which is increasingly the public sunni islamist situation. they are
i lived in syria. when there is a lot of discussion about things breaking down into sectarianism, i don't see any mention of the fact that syria has probably the largest christian population in the middle east. something like 20 to 30%. i am curious why this is not discussed it if you would comment and how you see that playing out. thank you. >> i don't think we are hearing a lot because that is not the overarching problem in syria. the half-brother, who is with the libyan rebels, they...
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the night assault rebels in syria claim they've seized an important air base. east of the capital damascus they posted a video online claiming to show rebel fighters assessing the wreckage of two military helicopters on the same day but it has also been released which is said to be of the free syrian army blowing up a mosque in the city of aleppo despite claiming it was pro assad forces that are sized up in constantly trading of positions of atrocities past the bloody conflict . and also england and wales have been hit by severe rain storms which have resulted in at least two deaths and flooded over eight hundred homes so roads and train services have been shut down with many people forced to evacuate their homes in the hardest hit area is the sister of rains are expected to continue north east england and northwest wales. the worst controversial use of unmanned drones in hotspots around the world looks set to go on with the british government now developing a new technology but as always he's poly boy found out some locals close to the testing ground don't sha
the night assault rebels in syria claim they've seized an important air base. east of the capital damascus they posted a video online claiming to show rebel fighters assessing the wreckage of two military helicopters on the same day but it has also been released which is said to be of the free syrian army blowing up a mosque in the city of aleppo despite claiming it was pro assad forces that are sized up in constantly trading of positions of atrocities past the bloody conflict . and also...
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on syria, we have worked to do. you saw where we're headed respect to syria based on hillary clinton's comments, but china is strategic, strong interests in managing its ascension as a global power, by the way, not the only rising power in the neighborhood, and it's something that we share, and i believe that both we in the united states and the community of democracies have the ability to act strategically and act together and based on the principles and partnerships. >> thank you, quickly. >> yes, we are a rising power, but we don't have a lot of advertising campaign. [laughter] but i just want to be prominent on china's syria plan. it has nothing to do with healing syria which is a separate issue. this china and russia have actually got together, and they had been sent to dehli to -- and india thankfully resisted keeping options nuanced and flexibility. china's national gain, there's three chapters on the game. the interesting thing about the game is it's centric because the game is not allowed to touch them, but
on syria, we have worked to do. you saw where we're headed respect to syria based on hillary clinton's comments, but china is strategic, strong interests in managing its ascension as a global power, by the way, not the only rising power in the neighborhood, and it's something that we share, and i believe that both we in the united states and the community of democracies have the ability to act strategically and act together and based on the principles and partnerships. >> thank you,...
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in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting those who developments in libya so how so many of you will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from while some may criticize the results of the election questions arise over the integrity of the voting process and america's electronic ballot boxes are accused of being easy to camberwell art investigates and then things being done to fix the problem a little later in the program. here is president insists he will not leave his country in the exclusive interview with r.t. bashar asad said only the ballot box can determine his future and he also said western powers have picked him as one of their bogeyman and warned against foreign intervention in syria r.t. sophie shevardnadze spoke to the embattled leader in damascus. we had a chance to speak about fifteen minutes before the interview very educated very down to unst earth definitely not go manic but contrary to what people like people train him in the media very well inf
in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting those who developments in libya so how so many of you will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from while some may criticize the results of the election questions arise over the integrity of the voting process and america's electronic ballot boxes are accused of being easy to camberwell art investigates and then things being done...
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the fighting in syria is forcing more and more people to flee. the united nations high commissioner for refugees says more than 400,000 have crossed borders since the uprising began last year. unhcr staff say people are pouring into turkey, lebanon, and other neighboring countries. they say 2.5 million displaced citizens need humanitarian aid, based on information from the syrian arab red crescent. an tifist says they're having difficulty getting access to food, water, and other necessities. they say the fighting is prevent aid worker from reaching the needy. government and opposition forces have shown little sign of letting up. planes pounded ras al-ain in the northeast on tuesday pushing many toward the turkish border. >>> eurozone officials are taking a small step towards unifying their banking system. yuko joins us now. what will happen if necessity suck side? >>fficlsill be ae t help directly troubled banks and not go through their government. they were just at a starting point because finance chiefs of the european union agreed to set up by
the fighting in syria is forcing more and more people to flee. the united nations high commissioner for refugees says more than 400,000 have crossed borders since the uprising began last year. unhcr staff say people are pouring into turkey, lebanon, and other neighboring countries. they say 2.5 million displaced citizens need humanitarian aid, based on information from the syrian arab red crescent. an tifist says they're having difficulty getting access to food, water, and other necessities....
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centrum, always your most complete. >>> let's turn to syria. syria is a huge flashpoint at the moment in the middle east. there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad, given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching? at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago i said enough of this violence. our opinion, vis-a-vis the issue of syria and other nations, is completely clear. we do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. all people must obtain these rights. no one has the right to restrict a people and nation, but we believe, as a friend of nations, we must help the nations around the world to obtain these rights through peaceful paths, through peaceful actions, and we have worked hard. i am now h
centrum, always your most complete. >>> let's turn to syria. syria is a huge flashpoint at the moment in the middle east. there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true? and how long will you continue to support assad, given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching? at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all...
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to have our military involved in syria. >> for us to get more entangled militarily in syria is a serious step. >> so the right course for us is working through our partners -- >> -- in consultation with our partners -- >> -- to identify responsible parties within syria. >> mobilizing the moderate forces. >> organize them. >> helping the operation organize. >> we need to make sure -- >> making absolutely certain -- >> that they don't have arms -- >> -- arms ? >> the wrong hands. >> to hurt us down the road. (. >> (both together) thank you. (cheers and applause) >> jon: wow, what the hell was that? on foreign policy it appears that all that's left for the presidential race is this one model. i mean, at least we still get our choice of color but it's the same model! (laughter) what the hell's romney up to? the whole debate was a tour of bizarro land. here's romney on the afghanistan withdrawal. >> well, we're going to be finished by 2014 and when i'm president we'll make sure we bring our troops out by the end of 2014. >> jon: 2014 withdrawal date no matter what! that's barack obama's plan!
to have our military involved in syria. >> for us to get more entangled militarily in syria is a serious step. >> so the right course for us is working through our partners -- >> -- in consultation with our partners -- >> -- to identify responsible parties within syria. >> mobilizing the moderate forces. >> organize them. >> helping the operation organize. >> we need to make sure -- >> making absolutely certain -- >> that they don't...
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he will not get out of syria line you'll be lucky if you reach the same fate as. well the syrian opposition remains locked in talks and qatar trying to consolidate its alliance against president assad this deadly bombing ripped through the country with the latest attack killing at least twenty soldiers meanwhile the syrian national council the main opposition group has come under western pressure to a sept a new unity plan this i met a growing frustration from other dissident factions the s.n.c. had elected a new leader on friday appealing for more weapons to help oust president assad now the president of the arab lawyers association a look at our says that the western powers attempt to gain political influence in syria is failing. because the only credibility it had was with the western powers we all remember when the us forced many countries to attend a meeting in turkey to recognize this as the only representative of syria which was part of the political gimmick that the us and the western powers nato france britain were following because what they wanted is th
he will not get out of syria line you'll be lucky if you reach the same fate as. well the syrian opposition remains locked in talks and qatar trying to consolidate its alliance against president assad this deadly bombing ripped through the country with the latest attack killing at least twenty soldiers meanwhile the syrian national council the main opposition group has come under western pressure to a sept a new unity plan this i met a growing frustration from other dissident factions the...
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and new developments out of israel which has fired its first warning shots into syria after a mortar shell hit the north this after it killed six palestinians in retaliation for attacks from gaza. and after some of the most intense austerity clashes in months greece and braces for more protests as it decides on a direct tony and twenty thirteen budget. old world headlines and the best stories making the news this week you're watching the weekly on our t.v. with me to see cough and of republicans in the u.s. are licking their wounds after voters put democrat barack obama back in the nation's top job it was a close race that ultimately ended in a clear win over hard liner mitt romney but obama's soft campaign talk on foreign policy soon transformed into tough action all this even before the ballots have been counted archie is going at it you can has more. in the wake of president obama's reelection there was no sense of euphoria as in two thousand and eight but his victory did come as a relief to most americans his challenger mitt romney was widely seen as more aggressive especially hi
and new developments out of israel which has fired its first warning shots into syria after a mortar shell hit the north this after it killed six palestinians in retaliation for attacks from gaza. and after some of the most intense austerity clashes in months greece and braces for more protests as it decides on a direct tony and twenty thirteen budget. old world headlines and the best stories making the news this week you're watching the weekly on our t.v. with me to see cough and of...
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leave syria and his people not managed to leave the country the free syrian army will not let him do this he will not get out of syria you'll be lucky if you miss the same fate as market duffy so what witnessing is an increase on the ground in terms of the violence inside syria while the syrian opposition really struggling to try and fall for united group to try and deal with the situation. meanwhile the local over the opposition's local coordination committees in syria have announced they are withdrawing from the syrian national council the president of the arab lawyers association says western attempts to gain political influence in syria are failing. yes and see the only credibility it had was with the western powers we all remember when the us forced many countries to attend a meeting in turkey to recognize this as the legitimate representative of syria which was part of the political gimmick that the us and the western powers nato france britain were following because what they wanted is the changer for e.g. but this is a unique case where there is a true revolution within syria
leave syria and his people not managed to leave the country the free syrian army will not let him do this he will not get out of syria you'll be lucky if you miss the same fate as market duffy so what witnessing is an increase on the ground in terms of the violence inside syria while the syrian opposition really struggling to try and fall for united group to try and deal with the situation. meanwhile the local over the opposition's local coordination committees in syria have announced they are...
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says western attempts to gain political influence in syria are far failing. the only credibility it had was with the western powers we all remember when the us forced many countries to attend a meeting in turkey to recognize this as the legitimate representative of syria which was part of the political gimmick that the us and the western powers nato france britain were following because what they wanted is the change of three g. but this is a unique case whereby there is a true revolution within syria but those who are recognized by the us and others have absolutely nothing to do with it and so most of them have never been there and most of them have been out of the country for tens of years and the us knew that and the west knew that but they were still nevertheless recognized as the representative of the people now they have come to realize that actually that evolution is going on in syria there is the free army there is the people who are revolting in syria and they have no links with the external. people who are claiming to represent them so i don't think
says western attempts to gain political influence in syria are far failing. the only credibility it had was with the western powers we all remember when the us forced many countries to attend a meeting in turkey to recognize this as the legitimate representative of syria which was part of the political gimmick that the us and the western powers nato france britain were following because what they wanted is the change of three g. but this is a unique case whereby there is a true revolution...
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to be more than the whole world came for because if you have a problem in syria and god this is just a phone call of secularism and cavity in the region and coexistence with the it will have a domino effect that affect the work from the atlantic to the pacific and you know the implication or put it on the sort of i don't think. the way to going in that. regard but if they do so nobody can predict what's next. it's a present do you blame yourself for anything. normally you have to find mistakes you do it with every different decision otherwise you're not a human what's your biggest mistake i don't remember to read frank you know but we were always but i always even before taken the decision i have to go to court to consider that part of it will be wrong but you cannot be about your mythical sometimes especially during crisis you don't see what's right and wrong until you overcome the situation that your in so it's not i wouldn't be objective to talk about mistakes because you're still in the middle of the war so you don't have regrets yet not now as it were when when everything is a c
to be more than the whole world came for because if you have a problem in syria and god this is just a phone call of secularism and cavity in the region and coexistence with the it will have a domino effect that affect the work from the atlantic to the pacific and you know the implication or put it on the sort of i don't think. the way to going in that. regard but if they do so nobody can predict what's next. it's a present do you blame yourself for anything. normally you have to find mistakes...
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do this he will not get out of syria and you'll be lucky if you use the same fate as mark. so what we're witnessing is an increase on the ground in terms of the violence inside syria while the syrian opposition really struggling to try and force for united group to try and deal with the situation meanwhile the opposition's a local coordination committees in syria have announced they are withdrawing from the syrian national council activists room turkmani says the opposition based abroad has nelse way over the fight on the front line. i don't see it was critical to for the syrian national council as a body but i'm not against many of the people who formed this carol so yes it was formed with lots of external support maybe external. but for me they don't matter a lot to what matter is the people inside syria people who are posing with the regime inside the country everybody is asking the opposition to come in one correlation and coalitions are always weak by any sort they fall apart in front of the challenges and we are in front of a very very tough crisis i can sit here in l
do this he will not get out of syria and you'll be lucky if you use the same fate as mark. so what we're witnessing is an increase on the ground in terms of the violence inside syria while the syrian opposition really struggling to try and force for united group to try and deal with the situation meanwhile the opposition's a local coordination committees in syria have announced they are withdrawing from the syrian national council activists room turkmani says the opposition based abroad has...
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be a catastrophe in syria. in the last few hours, the numbers fleeing have increased dramatically. >> in the last 24 hours alone, we have received 11,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries. this is the highest number we have received so far, and it is one of the highest we have had for quite some time. >> 2.5 million people need aid, but many are receiving nothing. the relief operation is hampered by violence, a lack of funds and a lack of staff. the conflict is spreading. the u.s. expects the numbers to rise to 4 million by the start of next year. >> the solution is in the hands of politicians. they exclusively are of a political nature. >> agencies are stressing they can't be the answer for people to receive any genuine relief. the fighting has to stop. for now, that looks unlikely. >> remember, you can find more on that and the days latest news on the bbc news website. the nobel peace prize is not decided by online editions, but if it was, she would be among the top runners. tens of thousands have c
be a catastrophe in syria. in the last few hours, the numbers fleeing have increased dramatically. >> in the last 24 hours alone, we have received 11,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries. this is the highest number we have received so far, and it is one of the highest we have had for quite some time. >> 2.5 million people need aid, but many are receiving nothing. the relief operation is hampered by violence, a lack of funds and a lack of staff. the conflict is spreading....
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iran, syria. evolution of the arab spring and we have number of fundamental changes that is going on in the distribution of the economy and china, conditions in russia. there are a number of problems anew environment. we have not developed a coherent approach because in the first term you learn your job. that is the challenge that the administration is facing. >> people look to the united states for leadership. they look to us because we have for so long been in a position where we've been able because of our resources and military strength, because of our values, we've been able to keep the peace. we have been able to make sure that enemies feared us and make sure allies could count on us. with we step back as we did during president obama's first term and i'm afraid we're going to do the next term ease back and you see when there a vacuum. people that don't share our interests diving into that vacuum. >> i traveled all over the middle east. every leader i talked to believe the united states is w
iran, syria. evolution of the arab spring and we have number of fundamental changes that is going on in the distribution of the economy and china, conditions in russia. there are a number of problems anew environment. we have not developed a coherent approach because in the first term you learn your job. that is the challenge that the administration is facing. >> people look to the united states for leadership. they look to us because we have for so long been in a position where we've...
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. >>> opposition activists in syria say government pilots have dropped a cluster bomb on a playground. they say the air strike killed ten children. residents say the children went out to play during fighting. opposition forces captured an air base on sunday near damascus. government troops responded with air attacks on towns around the base. opposition activists say one fighter jet womaned the fl bomb playground. cluster bombs scatter a number of those smaller bombs over a wide area increasing casualties. syrian officials have not signed the agreement. the international groups human rights watch reported last month that government forces had used the bomb. government officials say they don't have such weapons. that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.
. >>> opposition activists in syria say government pilots have dropped a cluster bomb on a playground. they say the air strike killed ten children. residents say the children went out to play during fighting. opposition forces captured an air base on sunday near damascus. government troops responded with air attacks on towns around the base. opposition activists say one fighter jet womaned the fl bomb playground. cluster bombs scatter a number of those smaller bombs over a wide area...
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i am curious because i lived in syria. when there is a lot of discussion about things breaking down into sectarianism, i do not see any mention of the fact that syria has probably the largest christian population in the middle east, something like 20% to 30%. ok. my figures are dated. anyway, i am curious why this is not discussed, and if you would comment on the role of the christian community in syria and how you see that playing out -- thank you. >> i mean, i do not think we are hearing a lot right now about the differences between the moslems and christians, because that is not a pressing problem in syria, and getting back to a comment earlier about it spilling over into the rest of the region, -- they are now all in turkey, try to help the turks get assad out. getting him out with goes a long way to add least getting some other resources -- getting him out would go a long way to at least getting some other resources redirected. >> they saw what happened in iraq, where the cristian -- christian trinity was largely wipe
i am curious because i lived in syria. when there is a lot of discussion about things breaking down into sectarianism, i do not see any mention of the fact that syria has probably the largest christian population in the middle east, something like 20% to 30%. ok. my figures are dated. anyway, i am curious why this is not discussed, and if you would comment on the role of the christian community in syria and how you see that playing out -- thank you. >> i mean, i do not think we are...
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at submit point we must find ways to peacefully resolve the war in syria, the conflict between israel and the palestinians, and the destabilizing threat from iran and every time and overtime we also must address the religious, economic and cultural differences that create tension and that are exploited by extremists. still, as our country emerges from a decade of large-scale conflict and confronts new fiscal constraints at home, i, frankly, worry that our political system will prevent us from making the investments in diplomacy and development that we need to ensure we protect america's interests in these volatile regions of the world. these investments unfortunately lack a constituency in the congress at a time of great fiscal pressure. indeed, we face the process of budget sequestration that would be devastating to national security, not just because what have it does to our national defense, but also for what it does to these programs that support diplomacy and enhance our quality of life. our men and women in uniform know too well what sacrifice is all about for the sake of our na
at submit point we must find ways to peacefully resolve the war in syria, the conflict between israel and the palestinians, and the destabilizing threat from iran and every time and overtime we also must address the religious, economic and cultural differences that create tension and that are exploited by extremists. still, as our country emerges from a decade of large-scale conflict and confronts new fiscal constraints at home, i, frankly, worry that our political system will prevent us from...
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syria is of much more near term problem in terms of the upheaval that is underway in syria, in terms of their relationship with iran. because we know for example north koreans built a nuclear power plant in syria. if syria falls apart, and if the extremists take over, in this situation you have a potential for spill over. i think that one of the places where we should have acted sooner was in syria to move in to provide support to provide assistance to tell people we will support those who are fighting for their freedom, we are the good guys. you have a situation where the iranians are working so hard to help ensure that those who have an extremist ideology, prevail, working so hard to ensure that assad stays in power, you gotta say wait a second why is it the iranians care so deeply about syria? i would be concerned given its ties to terrorism, its history. across the arab world you have countries where you've got people in power who do not support or see the world the way we do. >> greta: everyone is grateful that bin laden is gone. besides bin laden, is there anything about the ob
syria is of much more near term problem in terms of the upheaval that is underway in syria, in terms of their relationship with iran. because we know for example north koreans built a nuclear power plant in syria. if syria falls apart, and if the extremists take over, in this situation you have a potential for spill over. i think that one of the places where we should have acted sooner was in syria to move in to provide support to provide assistance to tell people we will support those who are...
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president assad says he will live and die in syria. he dismissed rumors he will leave his country and warned against any military intervention. he says he is staying where he is and a foreign intervention woulead to a catastrophe. >> it will have a domino affect. >> government and opposition forces have not let up in their fact. the rebels fired at the presidenti pale in damascus on wednesday where assad is believed to be staying. >>> japanese lead esers are concerned about the number of ships from china's waters to the east sea. chinese ships started to appear in japanese waters on a regular basis in september just after japan nationalized three of the century senkaku islands. >>> chinese leaders are taking part in a process that's highly control and highly secretive. the meeting happens every five years. delegates will approve new policies and appoint leaders for the five years to come. >> reporter: the congress opened thursday morning in beijing's great hall of the people. it's about a ten-minute drive from our studios. i went there
president assad says he will live and die in syria. he dismissed rumors he will leave his country and warned against any military intervention. he says he is staying where he is and a foreign intervention woulead to a catastrophe. >> it will have a domino affect. >> government and opposition forces have not let up in their fact. the rebels fired at the presidenti pale in damascus on wednesday where assad is believed to be staying. >>> japanese lead esers are concerned about...
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in other stories from this week israel's troops exchanged fire with syria where the rebels are getting more support from the west to get rid of the assad regime. the eurozone sings back into recession as millions take to the streets in the first quarter native pan-european strike to demand an end to austerity. and as china finishes its once in a decade power transfer with new leaders taking over the country's top post we find out what challenges lie ahead for beijing. with the top stories of the week and all of today this is the weekly here on r t with me will research show straight to our breaking news for you this hour foreign reporters in gaza being forced to scramble as their offices are targeted by israeli bombs already several journalists have been wounded tel aviv says it wants to send gaza quote back to the middle ages and is preparing a ground invasion while militants retaliate with unguided rockets. as the latest. what we're witnessing is a significant climb in the casualty count and increasingly more and more of these casualties are in fact civilians now they were there earl
in other stories from this week israel's troops exchanged fire with syria where the rebels are getting more support from the west to get rid of the assad regime. the eurozone sings back into recession as millions take to the streets in the first quarter native pan-european strike to demand an end to austerity. and as china finishes its once in a decade power transfer with new leaders taking over the country's top post we find out what challenges lie ahead for beijing. with the top stories of...
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iran, syria. evolution of the arab spring and we have number of fundamental changes that is going on in the distribution of the economy and china, conditions in russia. there are a number of problems anew environment. we have not developed a coherent approach because in the first term you learn your job. that is the challenge that the administration is facing. >> people look to the united states for leadership. they look to us because we have for so long been in a position where we've been able because of our resources and military strength, because of our values, we've been able to keep the peace. we have been able to make sure that enemies feared us and make sure allies could count on us. with we step back as we did during president obama's first term and i'm afraid we're going to do the next term ease back and you see when there a vacuum. people that don't share our interests diving into that vacuum. >> i traveled all over the middle east. every leader i talked to believe the united states is w
iran, syria. evolution of the arab spring and we have number of fundamental changes that is going on in the distribution of the economy and china, conditions in russia. there are a number of problems anew environment. we have not developed a coherent approach because in the first term you learn your job. that is the challenge that the administration is facing. >> people look to the united states for leadership. they look to us because we have for so long been in a position where we've...
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the conflict in syria sees no end but iran a key regional power and indicated syria is continuing and since the final. resolution to shuttle diplomacy has been batted by the head of the. running column and ali larijani a very influential politician we're going to run known worldwide as a former chief negotiator for iran's nuclear program his recent stopovers have included meetings with president bashar al assad in syria hizbollah and lebanon and turkey is leader now he's in iraq iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad those after his by discussing how to bring peace to syria with it is over egypt and turkey at a recent summit in pakistan and just to underline the diplomatic mission to find no one violent and to the civil war on its doorstep dead on offer to host representatives from all sides of the fighting in syria at the closed door today gathering dropped no to violence yes democracy took his request for an aid to missiles to be deployed on its border with syria drew the scorn of iran's foreign ministry who said all that would do is aggravate tensions across the whole region and viol
the conflict in syria sees no end but iran a key regional power and indicated syria is continuing and since the final. resolution to shuttle diplomacy has been batted by the head of the. running column and ali larijani a very influential politician we're going to run known worldwide as a former chief negotiator for iran's nuclear program his recent stopovers have included meetings with president bashar al assad in syria hizbollah and lebanon and turkey is leader now he's in iraq iran's...
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great trepidation great care getting sucked into syria militarily. a bomber has spent most of his first term trying not to do that and there is no reason to think he will get sucked in and so far the syrian opposition has been so fragmented that they don't know how to support it or who to support the syrians of course feel abandoned and they are abandoned the world is not helping them almost no aid is getting in even for the rest. g.'s very little is very little is being done the united states has not committed very much money to this process and part of the united states turns right back to syrians and says you have to get together and organize we can't we can't begin funding militias that may be penetrated by or turned out to be so if the theory is that if they can offer a safe haven to assad he might think of leaving because as it stands right now without a safe haven he would clearly be executed along with his top commanders the problem will be to convince him to abandon ship and to allow all of his top commanders to be executed in order to save
great trepidation great care getting sucked into syria militarily. a bomber has spent most of his first term trying not to do that and there is no reason to think he will get sucked in and so far the syrian opposition has been so fragmented that they don't know how to support it or who to support the syrians of course feel abandoned and they are abandoned the world is not helping them almost no aid is getting in even for the rest. g.'s very little is very little is being done the united states...
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syria also trade and energy ties are a very important part of the relationship between. there being talked about as well another issue is the human rights situation in russia in fact earlier the members of the general german parliament even put together this list of questions they wanted to discuss with the russian president including the controversial. group before in the so-called right inside of christ the savior they claim that it was an act of political protest but were found guilty of hooliganism east on religious speech. several members of the group are currently in jail and the russian president outlines about this long career is not the only controversial events about the girls to warden over the years and stressed that it's really difficult to support people who often have elements of a religious or racial hatred in their very activities but for more details all of this media were waiting for a media conference set to take place a leader on friday of course all before and that as soon as it happens. it appears going off right now western nations have begun a cr
syria also trade and energy ties are a very important part of the relationship between. there being talked about as well another issue is the human rights situation in russia in fact earlier the members of the general german parliament even put together this list of questions they wanted to discuss with the russian president including the controversial. group before in the so-called right inside of christ the savior they claim that it was an act of political protest but were found guilty of...
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syria is not our war, and syria is not going to be our war. but there are tens of thousands of people dead there already. and the regime there appears to have just turned off the lights, pulled the plug, disconnected that country entirely from the eyes of the world. what are we going to do about it? we do actually have to make a decision, right? what are we going to do about? are we going to pick a new secretary of state in the middle of deciding what to do about it or decide, nah, we don't need that job, we'd rather have a tantrum in washington about something too incoherent to track on a daily basis in the news anymore? are we capable of picking a secretary of state on substantive grounds or is it going to continue to be this nonsense? the afghanistan war is our war. the longest war in american history. the last campaign, the same opposition party, the republican party for vice president and president nominated candidates who not only had zero foreign policy between them but no coherent policy whatsoever about what to do about the war and di
syria is not our war, and syria is not going to be our war. but there are tens of thousands of people dead there already. and the regime there appears to have just turned off the lights, pulled the plug, disconnected that country entirely from the eyes of the world. what are we going to do about it? we do actually have to make a decision, right? what are we going to do about? are we going to pick a new secretary of state in the middle of deciding what to do about it or decide, nah, we don't...
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in syria. what we do is we get together some opposition puppets if you like not their heads together call them the government of libya and syria and then we work to end the arms embargoes and very soon we'll be hearing talk i expect no fly zones this is all part of the crowd a sad actually the western powers are actually glaring it's ok for us to are the rebels in syria but to anybody else to arm the syrians it's not allowed so it's absolutely appalling be a policy we have the constitutional vote back in some sort of serious voted for it we had elections in may you know there is a every possibility of a change in syria through the ballot box but the west don't want that because they know the president said he's too popular the baath party probably majority support in syria the last thing they want is the people who will in syria to prevail they want to impose by force a puppet government. and you know what would happen and leave your mark to it saudis topple we have lost in syria more chaos we
in syria. what we do is we get together some opposition puppets if you like not their heads together call them the government of libya and syria and then we work to end the arms embargoes and very soon we'll be hearing talk i expect no fly zones this is all part of the crowd a sad actually the western powers are actually glaring it's ok for us to are the rebels in syria but to anybody else to arm the syrians it's not allowed so it's absolutely appalling be a policy we have the constitutional...
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we have distracted ourselves from the humanity of the of the war in syria the uprising in syria whatever you want to call it i just sometimes even refer to it as a massacre and a humanitarian disaster. i do know that it is sadly setting up the stage for. a possible discussion about a war with iran and. this as you saw it very strongly discussed during the last debate the last debate between obama and romney was about foreign policy and so what did romney say his foreign policy was about his foreign policy from the get go was about killing the evil guys and if you can reproduce an understanding of us versus them good versus evil like matt was talking about then you can put in the same formula when you were talking about iran and iran arming the syrian government and if iran is arming the syrian government and they're killing their population they're evil guys and oh they might strike israel they're evil guys too so maybe that's our next foreign policy. decision we need to make or actually for romney it's about china as a currency manipulator but. i i again i i i sometimes don't know what
we have distracted ourselves from the humanity of the of the war in syria the uprising in syria whatever you want to call it i just sometimes even refer to it as a massacre and a humanitarian disaster. i do know that it is sadly setting up the stage for. a possible discussion about a war with iran and. this as you saw it very strongly discussed during the last debate the last debate between obama and romney was about foreign policy and so what did romney say his foreign policy was about his...
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against the against that form of politics the word syria because you know that this is violating. the un yugoslavia war crimes court in the hague is free to form a croatian generals acquitting them of all charges in. clued in crimes against humanity. and law didn't like catch were jailed last year for twenty four eighteen years respectively charged with killing scores of serbs during the breakup of yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred ninety five they appealed their sentences in a disputing that they never targeted civilians let's now i get some analysis from john laughlin he's director of studies of the cheat of democracy and cooperation joining me live there in paris well that the creation's they're celebrating this decision while the serbs they're condemning it but what's your view on all of this well it's a very political decision. of course are furious that think that. you know it's almost like a national day for them. the thing is that the the most important thing though i think to remember or to understand about this acquittal today is that it shows the incredibly arbitr
against the against that form of politics the word syria because you know that this is violating. the un yugoslavia war crimes court in the hague is free to form a croatian generals acquitting them of all charges in. clued in crimes against humanity. and law didn't like catch were jailed last year for twenty four eighteen years respectively charged with killing scores of serbs during the breakup of yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred ninety five they appealed their sentences in a disputing...
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basically delivered up a database of about 500 names of al-qaeda fighters who had come to iraq through syria. so not only were they able to take apart that organization by identifying all those folks and finding them, it also illustrated that the the al-qaeda movement in iraq was primarily a foreign movement, not an indigenous. that's one of the things that helped to turn the sunnies getsal al-qaeda. >> eliot: and you highlighted that they would use it and form and see linkages that might not have been possible to see many years back using new software and computer techniques that began to create--sort of out of a science fiction movie where you say these are the links these are the bank it's a, and that's how you figure out who is who and where to go. >> well, more than that, eliot general mcchrystal, when he got all of this information took the unusual step of declassifying it and posting it at the west point combat in terrorism website so anyone in the world could research this data for whatever they wanted. he just basically used the capability of the superintendent to draw on the talent
basically delivered up a database of about 500 names of al-qaeda fighters who had come to iraq through syria. so not only were they able to take apart that organization by identifying all those folks and finding them, it also illustrated that the the al-qaeda movement in iraq was primarily a foreign movement, not an indigenous. that's one of the things that helped to turn the sunnies getsal al-qaeda. >> eliot: and you highlighted that they would use it and form and see linkages that might...
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one is syria, and i'm more worried about syria in terms of middle east than anything. and that is because what we're seeing is everybody says assad wants to to go, but nobody's pushing him off the stage. and the longer he says, the more sectarian the conflict has become, the more it has opened the door to al-qaeda and other terrorist groups. and what you're beginning to see is a sectarian war, sunni versus shia, backed by the saudis and others and iran that is making a sectarian battleground in syria, and it is starting to destabilize lebanon, iraq, jordan and maybe even turkey. and that is bad news. a middle east that is, descends into a sectarian war between sunni and shia is a disaster for all of us. and so i have been arguing for months that the united states needs to do more to hasten assad's departure, that countries in the region like turkey and jordan are begging us to do more. it's not boots on the ground, it's not invading another country. it is trying to help the syrian opposition get organized, be democratic and be inclusive and to give them the wherewithal
one is syria, and i'm more worried about syria in terms of middle east than anything. and that is because what we're seeing is everybody says assad wants to to go, but nobody's pushing him off the stage. and the longer he says, the more sectarian the conflict has become, the more it has opened the door to al-qaeda and other terrorist groups. and what you're beginning to see is a sectarian war, sunni versus shia, backed by the saudis and others and iran that is making a sectarian battleground in...
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the last one is the people who will in syria to prevail they want to impose by force. and you know what would happen and leave your mark to it studies topple we have in syria more chaos we have more deaths and destruction but the west doesn't really care about that he doesn't care what's happening in libya at the moment all he cares about is the new government in damascus which with the entire economy the links with iran and hezbollah are. you know that the move against iraq to take place and this is all about paving the way toward if there are. and r.t. was able to speak to the representative of syria's main armed opposition group the free syrian army spokesman. says that president assad stays are numbered. in his statement to you and channel he said he would not leave syria we know this very well was not be able to move syria i mean these people don't know my needs to leave the country of the free syrian army do not let him do this but do not get out of syria alone you will be lucky if he means the same thing to. another tough week for the eurozone as we reporters a
the last one is the people who will in syria to prevail they want to impose by force. and you know what would happen and leave your mark to it studies topple we have in syria more chaos we have more deaths and destruction but the west doesn't really care about that he doesn't care what's happening in libya at the moment all he cares about is the new government in damascus which with the entire economy the links with iran and hezbollah are. you know that the move against iraq to take place and...
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israeli forces captured the golan heights from syria in the six-day war. a truce has been in place since 1973. >>> iran's military is putting on a show of strengths. forces are conducting massive drills to test air defenses and send a message to the country's critics. about 8,000 elite revolutionary guards and regular army troops are participating in what they call the largest air drill. the troops will practice maneuvering fighter jets to deal with incursion into iranian air space. they're staging a mock counter attack to bring down unmanned reconnaissance planes. app spokesperson for the military said the drill is designed to send a strong warning to those threatening iran. the use of drones over the persian gulf to monitor iran's nuclear program. israel's leaders have warned they'll conduct air raids if iran refuses to halt its nuclear program. >>> afghan officials have requested pakistani help in bringing about peace talks with taliban insurgents. met pakistani foreign minister on monday in islamabad. rabani is head for peace talks with the taliban. he
israeli forces captured the golan heights from syria in the six-day war. a truce has been in place since 1973. >>> iran's military is putting on a show of strengths. forces are conducting massive drills to test air defenses and send a message to the country's critics. about 8,000 elite revolutionary guards and regular army troops are participating in what they call the largest air drill. the troops will practice maneuvering fighter jets to deal with incursion into iranian air space....
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now the escalating conflict between israel and gaza ongoing violence in syria and crucial energy ties they're all among the main issues for discussion by german chancellor angela merkel on her visit to moscow to meet president putin he's a got pissed off has the story. the german chancellor is to meet with the russian president later on friday the two are expected to discuss international issues like the crisis in the middle east the iranian nuclear program and of course the conflict in syria. energy and trade ties are a very important part of the relationship between russia and germany are going to be talked about as well the two leaders are also expected to discuss the human rights situation of several laws which have been recently and which some members of the german. democratic in fact they even gave a list of questions which he's expected to. the russian president will be heard from his press service which said that the russian leader is prepared to answer all of them and asks in return. to talk about and of course bring you all the details of this meeting as soon as it happens h
now the escalating conflict between israel and gaza ongoing violence in syria and crucial energy ties they're all among the main issues for discussion by german chancellor angela merkel on her visit to moscow to meet president putin he's a got pissed off has the story. the german chancellor is to meet with the russian president later on friday the two are expected to discuss international issues like the crisis in the middle east the iranian nuclear program and of course the conflict in syria....